Parks and Recreation

Friday

Feb 28, 2014 at 6:00 AM

Clinton Parks and Recreation

The office is located at 560 High St. (next to Fuller Field), (978) 365-4140, www.clintonrec.com. The website is updated daily and has details and registration forms. All registrations made on a first-come, first-served basis. No refunds unless program is canceled.

Middle School Programs

STEM Beginnings for Kids: on Mondays, through March 10, from 3 to 4 p.m., at Clinton Elementary School. The program costs $105 and is for children in kindergarten through grade 3. The children will explore the use of different learning tools — from Lego bricks, Kapla blocks, K'nex education sets, Smart Circuits and other STEM toys to doing experiments using the simplest everyday materials.

Jedi-Engineering with Lego: on Thursdays, through March 20, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., except Feb. 20, at the Clinton Elementary School. The price is $115 per student for the six-week session. The class is for children in kindergarten through third grade. Design and refine X-wings, R2-units and settlements on far-flung edges of the galaxy. Imagination and engineering combine to create motorized and architectural Lego projects such as energy catapults, shield generators, and defense turrets.

Adult Programs

Sterling Parks and Recreation

For information and to download a registration form, visit: www.sterling-ma.gov/Pages/SterlingMA Recreation/fitness#top, or call the Recreation Department at (978) 422-3041.

Discounted Attitash and Wildcat mountain tickets: still available at the Recreation Department. Tickets available are: any day adult lift tickets, for ages 19 and older, for $60; any day young adult, for ages 13 to 18, for $44, any day junior, for ages 6 to 12, for $38 and any day senior, for $38. Interested buyers must call or visit the Recreation Department to buy tickets.

Crosstrain Fusion: runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the 1835 Town Hall. The cost for drop-ins is $13. Session IV runs from though April 8. Session V runs from April 15 to June 3. The fee is $70.

Susan Robbins Total Body Workout/Core Pilates: on Mondays, from 7 to 8 p.m. and Fridays, from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m., for anyone age 16 and older, at the 1835 Town Hall. The next Monday session runs from April 28 to June 23, for a $96 fee. The next two Friday sessions run from March 7 to April 11, for a $72 fee, and May 2 to June 20, for a $96 fee.

After-school Tennis at Houghton: by Worcester County Tennis Academy for children in grades 1 to 4, on Wednesdays. Session IV is April 30 to June 4, at the Houghton Gym. All sessions cost $85 and run from 4 to 5 p.m.

Cooking: on Tuesdays, March 4 to 25, from 3 to 4:45 p.m., at Chocksett Middle School, in the cafeteria. The class is for children in grades 5 to 8 and the fee is $112. This is a cooking class with attention to learning the basics. Students will learn to make snacks, meals and a variety of other foods. All materials are included and students will eat what they make. Instructors Rachel Grabek and Ginny Beaudin-Meade. Advise instructors Rachel Grabek and Ginny Meade of any food allergies.

Print, Paint and Sculpt: on Saturdays, March 8 to 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at the 1835 Town Hall. The fee is $65 and is for children ages 4 to 6 without an adult. Paint canvas, create monoprints and use recycled materials and clay to create whimsical sculptures. All art supplies are included and are non-toxic.

Make Scrabble tile and Domino Pendants: on Saturday, March 15, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the 1835 Town Hall. The workshop is for children ages 7 to 10 and the fee is $25. Children will use collage, beads and imaginations to a scrabble tile and domino pendants then decorate a jewelry box to keep them in. All art supplies included and are non-toxic. Instructor is Suzanne Hauerstein

Kids Zumba/Yoga: on Mondays, the first session is March 3 to 24 and the second session is March 31 to April 28,from 4 to 5 p.m., at the 1835 Town Hall. The class is for children in grades 1 and older and the fee is $35. The fee must be paid on the first class. Each class begins with 30 minutes of Zumba and ends with 30 minutes of yoga, including techniques for breathing, kid-friendly balancing poses and Savasana (the practice of relaxing physically and mentally). Bring a yoga mat and water bottle. Instructor is Kate Mellecker

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